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Hilary

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« Reply #60 on: April 05, 2019, 07:44:00 AM »
Impatiens hawkeri

I am not sure of the name of this one as the photo of the notice was too blurred.
However, I think you will agree that it is a pretty flower. 

Another photo of a plant in the PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA in Madrid.
This plant was growing in the tropical zone.

Impatiens is mentioned in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN many times.
 I have chosen
SEEN FROM THE GARDEN SHED:
A NURSERYMAN’S VIEWPOINT by Hugo Latymer
 in journal number 16 spring 1999
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Alisdair

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« Reply #61 on: April 05, 2019, 08:58:16 AM »
Impatiens hawkeri is one of the names used for the whole tribe of colourful possibly hybrid "busy lizzies", so I'm sure you read that label right, Hilary!
Alisdair Aird
Gardens in SE England (Sussex); also coastal Southern Greece, and (in a very small way) South West France; MGS member (and former president); vice chairman RHS Lily Group, past chairman Cyclamen Society

Hilary

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« Reply #62 on: April 08, 2019, 07:19:27 AM »
Impatiens walleriana, Alegria, Busy Lizzie

Another photo of Busy Lizzie from the Tropical 2 zone of the Madrid greenhouse.
A pink one this time 

Impatiens is mentioned several times in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN  Today I am recommending that you read
TOWARDS MEDITERRANEAN GARDENING by Marinela Borina
In number 58, October 2009.
 
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No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

Hilary

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« Reply #63 on: April 09, 2019, 06:06:38 AM »
Impatiens walleriana, Alegria, Busy Lizzie

A double version of this plant filling a large bed in the Madrid greenhouse.

Once more I point you to an article in  THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN, this time  number 46 October 2006, for you to read  about this useful plant.
THE REINHARDT GARDEN: 1, DARING DESIGN
By Helene Pizzi

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Alisdair

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« Reply #64 on: April 09, 2019, 08:44:06 AM »
The little double flowers are surprisingly like dwarf roses!
Alisdair Aird
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Hilary

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« Reply #65 on: April 15, 2019, 05:51:52 AM »
Caryota mitis, Clustering fishtail palm

A palm tree seen in the tropical Zone of the Madrid greenhouse in March 2018.

This palm is in a list compiled by Nikos Thymakis of palms which could be used in Greek conditions.
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 33, July 2003.
THE USE OF PALMS IN GREECE
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Hilary

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« Reply #66 on: September 02, 2020, 05:37:35 AM »
A few views of the Royal Botanic Garden, Madrid, August 2020


One of the magpies
Bedraggled dried up Sunflowers
Light through the trees
And a bright red Lantana
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Hilary

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« Reply #67 on: September 02, 2020, 03:31:39 PM »
My daughter tells me they are not sunflowers but Cardos,Thistles
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Hilary

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« Reply #68 on: September 03, 2020, 05:23:41 AM »
Municipal planting in Madrid, August 2020
These bright beds can be seen between the Prado and the Royal Botanic Garden.
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Hilary

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« Reply #69 on: March 03, 2022, 08:10:57 AM »
LA QUINTA DE LOS MOLINOS, MADRID
Our daughter visited this estate/park in February when all the almond trees were in blossom
She shared her photos with us and I am sharing them  with you.

I have written  about this park  , which we visited in April 2011, again in the Forum.
You can find the post if you go to
 Places to visit, Madrid, and scroll down to page 2

I first read about this estate/park in
A MEDITERRANEAN ORCHARD
IN THE CITY OF MADRID
By Meye Maier
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 59, January 2010

See  THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY website for photographs
http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/59-madrid.html
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No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
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Hilary

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« Reply #70 on: March 04, 2023, 08:21:21 AM »
Almond blossom in Madrid

It is that time again when the almond trees are in blossom in the Quinta de los Molinos, Madrid

Read
A MEDITERRANEAN ORCHARD IN THE CITY OF MADRID by Meye Maier
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 59, January 2010

My daughter was there at dusk last week and sent these photos

There are photos of this estate in Madrid here 

http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/59-madrid.html
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No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

Hilary

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« Reply #71 on: May 16, 2023, 07:18:58 AM »
PALACIO DE CRISTAL
DE LA ARGANZUELA
Zona Tropical 1
I had the good luck to visit Madrid and this wonderful hothouse in early April 2023.
Since our last visit to the hothouse, five years ago, the plants have grown.  On this occasion I concentrated on the first section of the tropical zone as I remembered rushing through it last time.

There is information about the plants on notice boards.
 
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

Hilary

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« Reply #72 on: May 16, 2023, 07:28:42 AM »
PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA
ZONA TROPICAL 1
Brunfelsia pauciflora
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Hilary

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« Reply #73 on: May 17, 2023, 05:53:08 AM »
PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA
ZONA TROPICAL 1

Adiantum raddianum, Delta maidenhead fern
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

Hilary

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« Reply #74 on: May 18, 2023, 05:46:50 AM »
PALACIO DE CRISTAL DE LA ARGANZUELA
ZONA TROPICAL 1

Aechmea ‘Friederike’
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care